2008.60.1

Images (5)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 2007.46.39 (black evening dress), 99.83.9 (corset evening ensemble), 2021.53.34 (red dress), 2001.45.1(black leather dress), 2008.60.1 (black one shoulder dress), 2005.23.1 (graffiti knit dress), 2019.21.1 (jacket), 2016.113.1 (red puffer coat)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 2021.53.34 (red dress), 2008.60.1 (black dress)

Seduction_40 Left to right 2008.90.1 (ensemble), 2008.49.1 (suit), 2008.60.1 (dress), 2005.24.1A & B (textile wall)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 2008.60.1 (black one shoulder dress), 2005.23.1 (graffiti knit dress), 2019.21.1 (jacket), 2016.113.1 (red puffer coat)

Object: Dress

Brand: Balenciaga (French, founded 1937)

Designer: Nicolas Ghesquière (born 1971)

Date: Spring/Summer 2007

Medium: Black patent leather and sheer black stretch polyester

Country: France

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 2008.60.1

DescriptionBlack sleeveless one-shoulder dress of jigsawed black patent leather and sheer polymaide piecing: fitted dress; sharp diagonally angled neckline at front and back; single patent leather spaghetti strap at L shoulder; bust darts; CB zipper closure; just above knee length

Label Text:Nicolas Ghesquèire’s sleek mini dress mixes sexuality with exotic sci-fi fantasy, making it ideal for the cutting-edge “cyber-goddess.” Architectural panels of lustrous black patent leather — a material often associated with fetish gear — are juxtaposed with strips of soft, sheer fabric that stretch tightly over the body and barely veil the skin.

In Collection(s)

2000s

Exhibitions:

Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies
Seduction